Thingy12

I can certainly see that being well versed in Learning 2.0 could be exciting in the world of learning and education. How cool is that to have a discussion about Elie Wiesel's book Night with students across the country by blogging about the book. I just find that it is taking me incredible amounts of time to figure things out and then to even use them. It truly lets a person "transcend" the walls of the classroom. I am a very visual person and I love the LibraryThing, to see books and see what others are reading and getting ideas about future reads for myself. How fun to have students doing "Book Talks" with one another and letting them fuel the excitement about the wonderful things they enjoy reading. I face problems in my own district with being blocked from so many of these sites at school. I can have a blog with students through my UEN site, but I have been cautioned about other blogs with students by my district. I have been told that I should not even Facebook with former students that are in college. So I have to admit that I do not want to cross a line of what is considered appropriate internet use involving students. I hope that students in my library can have a rich library experience without the Learning 2.0, I just don't see much of it happening in my school.